Chapter 12 vocab
These two words both express worry or uncertainty.
What are [concerned / worried / nervous / ambivalent / anxious / apprehensive]?
This modal verb means that something is obligatory.
What is [must / have to]?
This phrase can be used to express that you understand what someone is saying to you.
What is [Yeah, that's clear. / OK, I've got that. / OK, I'm with you.]?
This sentence (from chapter 10) can be used to ask for a favour.
What is [The thing is, I'm looking for someone to... / Could you put me in touch with... / We are looking for... and I wondered if...]?
This is an example of the present perfect continuous.
According to the article in chapter 12, these are the names of three groups of people with different attitudes to change.
What are "the supporters", "the ambivalent", and "the opponents"?
This negative modal verb completes the following sentence: "They offered me a free upgrade, I ___________ pay for anything."
What is "didn't have to"?
This phrase (from chapter 11) could complete the following sentence when explaining a procedure: "____________ plan regular meetings to discuss things with the team."
What is [you must / it's a good idea to / you need to / what's useful is to / it's essential to]?
This adverb can be used to describe the word "impossible".
What is [totally / completely / absolutely / really]?
This is an example of the first conditional.
(example) What is [If I see her, I'll tell her you said hi.]?
These two adjectives from chapter 12 are often followed by the preposition "to".
What are [antagonistic / receptive / resistant / committed / ambivalent / hostile]?
This negative modal verb means that something is not possible or not allowed.
What is [can't / aren't allowed to]?
This phrase (from chapter 11) expresses that you haven't understood what was said by someone in a tele-conference.
What is [you're very faint. / you're breaking up. / I can't hear you. / There's an echo on the line.]?
This word is the title of chapter 8 and refers to when a company hires another company to do a specific part of their business (such as their IT department or sales department)
What is "outsourcing"?
This is an example of the passive.
(example) What is [Thousands of people are employed by the company.]?
This verb, starting with A, means "to cause a change in someone or something".
What is "to affect"?
This negative modal verb expresses a lack of obligation.
What is [needn't / don't have to]?
This phrase is a common way for people to state their name when answering the telephone.
What is [John speaking. / This is John speaking.]?
This is a synonym for "logical", it describes someone who uses their head to make decisions.
What is "rational"?
These are two possible ways to form future sentences in English.
(example) What is [the will future / going to future / present progressive for future plans / simple present for timetabled events]?
This phrasal verb means "encounter" as in the following sentence: "we encountered a few problems"
What is "run into"?
In the standard meaning, this modal verb means that something is a good idea, but it can also mean that we expect or guess something to be true (e.g. it can complete the following sentence: "the weather ______ be good tomorrow")
What is "should"?
This phrase (from chapter 11) is used when you're not sure if your listener understands you.
What is [Are you with me? / Is that clear?]?
This word is the noun form of the adjective "generous".
What is "generosity"?
This sentence is an "indirect question" of the following: "How long will it take?"